MRI, brain (no contrast)
Facility: St. Mary's Hospital
Billing Code: 70551 (CPT)
A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AZ hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a MRI, brain (no contrast) is about $242 (about 1.0× the $244 Medicare rate). St. Mary's Hospital charges insurers about $230, or about $7,826 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $230 | 94% |
| Aetnamajor | $907 | 372% |
| Humanamajor | $480 | 197% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $257 | 105% |
| Oscar Health | $157 | 64% |
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Other Procedures at St. Mary's Hospital
Compare: MRI, brain (no contrast) at other AZ hospitals
- Yuma Regional Medical Center · Yuma $75
- Page Hospital · Page $167
- Valleywise Health Medical Center · Phoenix $190
- Kingman Regional Medical Center · Kingman $204
- Abrazo Scottsdale Campus · Phoenix $230
- Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital · Glendale $230
- PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise · Surprise $249
- Tucson Medical Center · Tucson $255
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.